Lana Del Rey is a singer-songwriter, whose blend of mid-20th century Americana, dream pop, trip-hop, and psychedelic desert rock to create an ethereal, melancholic, and cinematic sound that has been difficult to define but sometimes referred to as "sadcore pop-rock." Del Reycatapulted to the forefront of mainstream pop music with the single "Video Games" (2011) and her album "Born to Die" (2012). Her third album, "Ultraviolence" (2014) was the first to reach number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. Many albums released by Del Rey have received widespread critical acclaim, with "Born to Die," "Ultraviolence," "Hollywood" (2015), and "Norman Fucking Rockwell!" (2019) being listed as some of the best albums in the year they were released. Her ninth album, "Did You Know There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd" was released in early 2023.